Gardening 1
Time - AM
Week - Fourth
Day - Tuesday
Group Coordinator(s) - Czesia Eales-Johnson and Carol Russell, email: gardening1@mku3a.org
Venue - Great Linford CC
Vacancies - 6
Group Coordinator
Name
Czesia Eales-Johnson
Carol Russell
 

                                                      U3A Gardening Group – GREAT LINFORD

Marsh Drive Community Centre, Marsh Drive, Great Linford MK14 5HH
Directions:  Off Monks Way H3, Turn into St Ledger Drive,Take 2nd turning right into Marsh Drive.
See large sign for Sports & Community Centre, turn right into drive.  Door Code 8040

                                           2026 Programme

 

DATE

VENUE

TIME

EVENT

27 January

Great Linford

10.00 am

Talk on Gardens of War Graves Worldwide by Mike Chapman of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cost £5.00           Pam

24 February

Great Linford

10.00 am

Talk by Michael Brown on “Death in the Garden”(author of book with same title) Cost £5.00                                                      Czesia

24 March

Great Linford

10.00 am

Talk on Bats/Wildlife in the Countryside & Gardens by Veritie Turner Cost £5.00       Pam

28 April

Great Linford

10.00 am

Plant Sale and Quiz – Lynda and Pam
Cost £2.00

26 May

Potterspury

 

10.00 am

 

Visit Cherry Lane Garden Centre, 8 Watling Street, Potterspury, Towcester NN12 7QN – Meet in Café Refreshments at own cost
Jennie

23 June

Irchester

10.30

136 High Street, Irchester, Northamptonshire NN29 7AB Ade & Jane Parker Cost £8.00 inc refreshments                                        Jean

28 July

Buckingham

10.30 am

Foscote Manor, Foscott, Buckingham
MK18 6AE   Kate Pryke Visit Walled Garden £6.00                                                   Czesia

25 August

Woburn

10.30 am

Rita Chidley, 40 Leighton Street, Woburn MK17 9PH  Cost £10 including refreshments  Czesia

22 Sept

 

10.30 am

1A St Augustine’s Road, Bedford MK40 2NB
Cost £10.00  Chris Bampforth Damp    Carol            

27 October

Great Linford

10.00 am

Talk by Jo Roberts on work of Forest of Marston Vale and tree planting. £5.00               Jennie

24 Nov

Great Linford

10.00 am

Talk on starting up a Business Growing Lavender by Jennifer Hepworth of Lavender House £5.00                                        Pam

8 Dec

Xmas Lunch

12.00 noon

Cross Keys, 34 Newport Road, Woolstone, Milton Keynes MK15 0AA

Organisers:   Jean Newcombe  Tel 01908 648227,  Czesia Eales-Johnson Mob 07377 628040
Jennie Savage Tel 01908 371460, Carol Russell 07913 231030 (Treasurer), Pam Ward 07785 730123,
Lynda Hooper 01908 605514

Meetings held every 4th Tuesday at Marsh Drive Community Centre unless visits arranged.